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Command
California Agencies Want Legislation to Reduce Court Time for Officers
Redding Police Chief Brian Barner has long thought it was odd that community service officers are allowed to interview witnesses to crimes, but state law prohibits them from testifying about what they were told.
January 12, 2024
Training
Odd Objects
You can develop a great deal of strength in the weight room, but traditional barbell lifts won't help you to perform a real-life tasks on the job like sandbag lifts and rope pulls will. I recommend adding odd object lifting to your exercise regimen to increase functional strength and add variety to your program. Read our feature, "Odd Object Training," for the full story.
January 4, 2012
Patrol
Playing the Odds
Sometimes it takes a smack in the face or some other bad event to remind us of the great risks we take and make us appreciate surviving.
June 30, 2008
Training
Odd Object Training
With odd object training, non-traditional forms of resistance such as sandbags, ropes, water, rocks, and tires allow you to trade in "weight room" strength for functional strength.
January 3, 2012
Weapons
Improving the Odds
For some reason, most officers have a vision of a gunfight as being one shooter against another. The reality of such incidents is much different and even deadlier. An alarming number of police gunfights involve more than one bad guy against a single cop.
August 31, 2002
Patrol
DC Chief, Police Union At Odds Over Breastfeeding Policy
The Fraternal Order of Police claims the agency isn't adequately accommodating its breastfeeding officers with inadequate lactating rooms, binding body armor, and forcing them into patrol duties where they have difficulty pumping milk.
June 27, 2011
Patrol
Alone Against All Odds
Cops are accustomed to answering calls for help, and generally think no less of those who ask. But officers themselves are often hesitant to ask for help, and that can be very impractical and even costly.
June 23, 2014
Patrol
Charlotte Chief, School Board Members At Odds Over Metal Detectors in Schools
School Board members Ericka Ellis-Stewart and Carol Sawyer said the plan could make schools feel like detention centers.
April 6, 2018
Editor's Notes
Police Links: Creepy Crimes
Ah, yes. In the tenth month of the year the days are getting shorter and the creeps seem to be getting creepier. It wouldn't be October without weird Halloween-related crime stories.
October 30, 2012
Training
Police Solve Toddler’s 1980 Murder
Police have gotten confessions from two people charged with killing a two-year-old boy in Hialeah, Fla., 25 years ago: his mother and stepfather.
August 18, 2005
Patrol
Austin Chief Briefs Media on LODD
Austin (Texas) Police Chief Art Acevedo briefs the media about the fatal shooting of Officer Jamie Padron early Friday at a Walmart. Read the full story here.
April 5, 2012
Patrol
Crimes at ATMs
Banks like ATMs because they don't require renting a whole building or paying a teller to provide services to their customers. Citizens love ATMs for the convenience. Robbers also love Automated Teller Machines.
August 31, 2007
Patrol
Crimes Against Tourists
There is a long recognized relationship between tourism and crime. Much of this can be attributed to "vacation behavior," a general carefree attitude that translates into carelessness and leaves the tourist vulnerable.
April 30, 2008
Special Units
IACP Offers Guide on Hate Crimes
In response to the FBI's recent warning about a potential increase in hate crimes following a terrorist attack or the start of a war with Iraq, the IACP has released the publication, "Responding to Hate Crimes: A Police Officer's Guide to Investigation and Prevention."
March 18, 2003
Gangs
Los Angeles Gangs and Hate Crimes
Soon the prison race war spilled into the streets. The first battles were in the Santa Monica and Venice areas at apartment complexes like the Oakwood and Mar Vista Apartments.
February 28, 2008
Patrol
Reported Crimes Rose in 2001, Says FBI
Reports of all types of crimes, including murder and rape, increased last year for the first time in more than ten years, according to an annual FBI report.
October 31, 2002
Patrol
FBI: Hate Crimes Remained Steady In 2010
The number of reported hate crimes in the United States remained steady in 2010, according to the FBI's annual hate-crime report. There were 6,628 hate crime incidents reported last year, while 6,604 were reported in 2009, the FBI announced Monday.
November 13, 2011
Patrol
NLEOMF Launches LODD Audio Tribute Program
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has launched a new audio tribute program that's designed to share the stories of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.
January 31, 2012
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